Will Alsop's La Frègate cafe in Jersey has been granted Grade II-listed status following a campaign led by architectural charity Twentieth Century Society.
The cafe was listed following a campaign launched after plans to demolish the boat-shaped structure to make way for a large waterfront redevelopment led by the Jersey Development Company became public.
Built in 1997, La Frègate cafe was designed by Alsop & Störmer in collaboration with Jersey-based architect Derek Mason. It is Alsop's first structure to be listed and according to Twentieth Century Society (C20) is now the youngest listed building in the British Isles.
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"It is the first building by former RIBA Stirling Prize winner Will Alsop to be listed and we believe it to now be the youngest listed building in the British Isles ? overtaking Nicholas Grimshaw's Western Morning News building in Plymouth, which was listed Grade II* in 2015 after a successful C20 campaign," the Twentieth Century Society (C20) told Dezeen. "C20 is thrilled that our application to list La Fregate has been successful and we look forward to working with the Jersey Government, Jersey Heritage and the developers to secure the future of the cafe within any new scheme for the St Helier waterfront," it continued.
"Alsop and Störmer's La Fregate is a fun, imaginative design, that fits within a rich tradition of playful seaside structures. Yet it's also of outstanding ar...